1911 Letter from George Gibbs to Walter Davis about the Church’s missing bell
George Gibbs, writing as Secretary to the President of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, responds to a previous letter from Walter Davis inquiring about the possibility of the First Presbyterian Church’s missing bell being in possession of the LDS Church.
Gibbs, George F.
03/15/1911
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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fpc_1911-047.pdf
Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah
1911 Letter from Rev. Schell to Rev. Wylie about the Church’s missing bell
Rev. J.P. Schell writes to Rev. D. W. Wylie about the Church’s missing bell. He states that, in addition to hearing about the bell from other sources, while serving as a missionary in Utah he met Brigham Young’s brother George, and that George Young knew about the missing bell and did not deny that it was in Salt Lake City.
The letter was written in Erie, North Dakota, where Rev. Schell was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church.
Schell, J.P.
06/01/1911
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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fpc_1911-048.pdf
Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah
1941 A Pioneer Bell
A re-telling of Craig Schell's account of the Church's missing bell, by J. Kirkwood Craig. Schell's account was from 1911, and Craig is giving an abbreviated version of it in 1941, and adds his own recollections and information to the story.
Craig, J. Kirkwood
Schell, J. P. Craig
08/26/1941
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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fpc_1940s-069.pdf
Iowa City, Iowa
1941 Letter from Alvin F. Smith to Rev. J. Kirkwood Craig
Letter from Alvin F. Smith to J. Kirkwood Craig, related to Craig's search for information about the Church's missing bell. Smith relates that there are two bells in possession of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints, one of which came from Nauvoo, Illinois.
Alvin Smith was a Librarian for his Church, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Smith, Alvin F.
12/3/1941
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah
1941 Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Dr. J Van Der Zee
Letter from J. Kirkwood Craig to Jacob Van der Zee, detailing some of Craig's efforts to find and identify the missing Church bell.
Jacob Van der Zee was wrote many historical items, including a History of Presbyterianism in Iowa City.
Craig, J. Kirkwood
11/26/1941
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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Iowa City, Iowa
1941 Letter from John H. Taylor to J. Kirkwood Craig
Letter from John H. Taylor to J. Kirkwood Craig, related to Craig's search for information about the Church's missing bell.
John Taylor was the President of the Temple Square Mission in Salt Lake City.
Taylor, John H.
12/8/1941
First Presbyterian Church of Iowa City
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Iowa City, Iowa; Salt Lake City, Utah